Anyone here run a 45 flatty?

[Chopper_Bob]

Sure wish I had kept my 1942 45cu, would have been worth something today ( also now I have the time and money to rebuild the damn thing! )

[tsalagibiker]

I'm building a '61 G model now. There are a lot of parts out there for them. Get with Truitt and Osborne in Wichita Kansas. They specialize in strokin' 45's.

[dls8]

I just got a 55 model G ServiCar. Or should I say half of one.
No cylinders, sheet metal, front end, or small bits.
Good cases, flywheels, frame and rear end though.

[Wide]

I'm building a '61 G model now. There are a lot of parts out there for them. Get with Truitt and Osborne in Wichita Kansas. They specialize in stokin' 45's.

You have a link to them?

Nerver mind, found it

http://www.truettandosborn.com/

[dls8]

Hey Wide,
I know, I know, you said you were not going to restore it by any means but...., try
www.45restoration.com
if you need any odd bits to get it running.

[tsalagibiker]

I bought half my parts from 45 resto. You can almost build a whole bike from their parts list.

[Wide]

Yes 45 is cool for some stuff but totally stay away from the jap reproduction pistons & cyls. They crap right out.

I'm mostly making as many parts as I can myself. Great links to get all the other stuff There a guy in LI that is really good with 45's. I'll dig his name up tomorrow

[winchester]

My first Harley was a 45 flathead solo. I loved it but I admit that I didn't know any better in 1971. It sported a small Linkert, mechanical rear brakes, and a shorty springer with no front brake. I lived in an 'up-and-down neighborhood so, in desperation for a front brake, I swapped out the springer for a thin glide off a trump. Had to have the head bushings machined to accept the steering stem and had to jury-rig a connection for the steering damper but the damn thing handled great. It had a suicide shift setup without a rachet lid and that took a little getting used to. If there is any such thing as a really nice rat bike chopper, this was it.